IBERVILLEA SONORAE
Author:
Edward Lee Greene, 1895
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Greene. (1895). In: Erythea 3: 75.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
60 Centimetres
Height:
3 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Maximowiczia sonorae. S. Watson, 1889.
Ibervillea insularis, Wiggins, 1980.
Maximowiczia insularis, Brandegee.
Maximowiczia sonorae, S.Watson.
Maximowiczia sonorae var. brevicaulis, I.M.Johnst.
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Maximowiczia sonorae var. peninsularis, I.M.Johnst.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Edward Lee Green in 1895. It is found in Sonora, Mexico where it grows in well-drained grit, using quite some water in the growing-season. Doesn't need much sun, keep the caudex in the shade. It can grow to 60 centimetres in diameter, vines up to three meters. The flower is yellow, the berries red, and it's possible to make cuttings. Ibervillea is dioecious, there are separate male and female plants.
The genera name after Pierre LeMoyne Sieur D'Iberville, 17th century explorer and settler in America. The species is named after the area it is found in: Sonora. Photo by?
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Grit
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
